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HEADBAND

Isn’t this cute.  Imagine a whole classroom full of these little turkeys.  If time permits, use the handprints of the kids for the feathers.  I have included a pattern for handprints if you want to have them printed out before … Continue reading

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LEAVES AND SPOOKS

I have included a pattern of a bare tree for this project, “Falling Leaves and Spooks.”  We start out with a black construction paper background and glue on the bare tree.  Then the fun begins with tearing little pieces of … Continue reading

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BLACK SPIDER HEADBAND

It’s bigger than an “itsy, bitsy spider,” but the kids were singing the song never the less.  The 1st grade class loved doing this project, they wanted to wear them to lunch today.  The supplies needed and a pattern for … Continue reading

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SPIDER WEB HOME

There are similar project as this, using watercolors instead of the colored chalk to bring out the spider web.  Either method will work, it’s mostly a matter of the drying time needed with the watercolors.   We’re using colored chalk for this, although … Continue reading

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TROPICAL FISH

  Tropical fish, in pictures anyway,  always seem to have bright, beautiful coloring.  Since calendar pictures are also bright and glossy, they seemed to be the perfect scales for our fish.  So, this project uses calendar pictures, colored markers, chalk, … Continue reading

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WIRE COAT HANGER TURTLE

 ” Speedy the Turtle,” is just one of our wire coat hanger projects. This project also  uses wallpaper pages, colored construction paper, tape and glue as well as a wire coat hanger. Full sized pictures, the   patterns and directions for “Speedy the Turtle,” can be … Continue reading

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ANIMAL FRAMES

Snapshots work well in these canning jar flat and lid frames.  They’re quick and easy to make and of course the kids want to give them to parents (Mother’s Day or Father’s Day) and grandparents.  Besides the jar flat and lid, … Continue reading

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JUST SITTIN

“Sittin Chicken” is a project that teaches the student how to trace and cut out pattern pieces to use in a craft.  They learn the importance of tracing and cutting carefully so pieces fit.   For all the supplies needed and … Continue reading

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